On 19/03/15 22:32, Ingo Klöcker wrote: > On Thursday 19 March 2015 09:18:03 Thomas F. Ruddy wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> I'd be interested in hearing Werner Koch's take on this recent >> innovation. Werner, you speak German: >> >> A new "Everyman's software" featuring certification, key servers, >> currently Windows only (Linux planned), >> >> https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/de/volksverschluesselung/ >> >> Said to be Open Source in this news-story, >> >> http://www.nzz.ch/mehr/digital/cebit-2015-fraunhofer-volksverschluesselung-1 >> .18505017 > > Both links do not provide technical details. They talk about two things > provided by their solution: A central PKI and some end-user-friendly software > for certificate creation which automagically adds the certificate to the > user's software (email client, browser, other software). > > I don't see any indication for a new crypto-standard. So their solution will > either uses S/MIME or OpenPGP. I suspect it will be S/MIME because more > software supports S/MIME out-of-the-box. ... I guessed correctly. It's based > on S/MIME: > http://www.golem.de/news/projekt-volksverschluesselung-fraunhofer-institut-vereinfacht-s-mime-einrichtung-1503-113011.html > > Moreover, at first one will have to use the eID feature of the new German > personal identification card for requesting the certification of one's > certificate. > > https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/de/news/aktuelles/presse/details/news-article/verschluesselung-fuer-alle/ > (also in German) > > > Another crypto project is shown at CeBIT. It's also based on the eID feature. > > Governikus (developed for the German BSI) offers web application for > certifying one's OpenPGP key with one's personal identification card. So it's > basically key certification by the German government (for German citizen's > only). > https://www.governikus.com/de/pressemitteilungen#entry_6938266 > > > Both services appear to be restricted to Germany. > > > Regards, > Ingo > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users > Well if it's Windoz - then Microsoft are lurking in the woodwork - and that smells like very bad news. Microsoft are never into free as in a free beer - Microsoft are into tying people in to their software. End-user friendly software? Yeah right - whatever Microsoft does - it's primary objective is to make more money - and does not give a shit about end-user security. It's just another ploy to get users to give up Linux - or move to a Linux that they control - and we have all seen how they play tricks over the years.
We have the whole house for free - that may still erk those that do not support free software - and free encryption. David -- “See the sanity of the man! No gods, no angels, no demons, no body. Nothing of the kind.Stern, sane,every brain-cell perfect and complete even at the moment of death. No delusion.” https://linuxcounter.net/user/512854.html - http://gbenet.com
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